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The 20 Most Haunted Places in America, Ranked
From abandoned tuberculosis wards and Civil War battlegrounds to Gothic penitentiaries where infamous mobsters were tormented by unseen forces, America is steeped in chilling ghost lore. Here are the 20 most haunted places across the country, ranked.
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The 20 Most Haunted Places In America, Ranked 
20. Bodie Ghost TownThe abandoned gold mining town remains frozen in eerie arrested decay. 
19. Villisca Axe Murder HouseThe quiet Iowa home holds an unsolved 1912 family axe massacre. 
18. Sloss FurnacesThe historic blast furnace claimed dozens of lives in molten accidents. 
17. The Myrtles PlantationThe antebellum mansion is legendary for trapped spirits in antique mirrors. 
16. Bell Witch CaveThe dark limestone cave sheltered America's most famous malevolent poltergeist. 
15. St. Augustine LighthouseThe historic lighthouse tower echoes with laughter from drowned young sisters. 
14. Whaley HouseThe historic courthouse was officially certified haunted by federal commerce officials. 
13. Lizzie Borden HouseThe Victorian home remains notorious for the gruesome 1892 hatchet slayings. 
12. Sorrel-Weed HouseThe grand Savannah mansion hides a tragic history of suicide victims. 
11. LaLaurie MansionThe French Quarter mansion concealed horrific torture chambers behind closed doors. 
10. Ohio State ReformatoryThe gothic reformatory housed brutal solitary cells where hundreds perished inside. 
9. West Virginia State PenitentiaryThe fortress prison witnessed violent riots and ninety-four state execution deaths. 
8. The Crescent HotelThe grand resort became a lethal fraudulent cancer hospital in 1937. 
7. Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryThe isolated island prison harbored America's most ruthless convicts and madness. 
6. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic AsylumThe massive stone asylum overcrowded thousands of patients in cruel conditions. 
5. Waverly Hills SanatoriumThe tuberculosis hospital sent thousands through its underground body chute tunnel. 
4. Winchester Mystery HouseThe bizarre mansion was built continuously to baffle vengeful rifle spirits. 
3. RMS Queen MaryThe retired ocean liner harbors dozens of spirits within stateroom cabins. 
2. The Stanley HotelThe remote mountain resort inspired Stephen King's terrifying horror masterpiece. 
1. Eastern State PenitentiaryThe gothic fortress pioneered solitary confinement that drove prisoners completely mad.
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